Dr. John Burge is an infectious disease specialist in Scottsdale. He cares for patients with infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and can be life-threatening.
Dr. John Burge graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1988.
Dr. Burge has one office in Arizona where he specializes in Infectious Disease Medicine and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Burge works with three doctors including Dr. Steven Salas and Dr. David Friedman.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Burge is capable of preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of infectious diseases. Typically, patients with an infectious disease, such as malaria, will require highly specialized treatment or care. Dr. Burge may also educate patients traveling to places around the world that have a high rate of infectious diseases; this is sometimes referred to as travel medicine.
The specialty of internal medicine is an area of primary care for adults. Dr. Burge specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. He may also refer patients to specialist physicians when medically needed. For instance, patients with serious heart problems could be referred to a cardiologist for further diagnostic tests or therapies.
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Burge, but only those who participate in Medicare.